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- Not long ago, I wrote a piece called "Stupid Things Corporations Do." But never did I think that stupid could fall into the moronic range. proved me According to a Nov. 2 AP , WalMart's revised attendance policy forbids lateness due to snow. Apparently, Forrest Gump thought WalMart when he ... more
- In Sunday's Boston , Chris Reidy's article, Experienced Musician for , addressed the growing phenomenon of famous-name music acts pitching products via songs or even TV ad In Reidy's words, "The trend comes as advertisers avidly woo the 18-to-25 market, a coveted group to win over because people this age ... more
- So you think you know how you are going to vote on Tuesday? Chances are both the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) know which way you're leaning as This just politicians, and the marketing strategists running their campaigns are finally getting it–niche marketing is available ... more
- There are two interesting articles over . One looks at Evan Tracey's (of TNS Media Intelligence) prediction that political ad spending will hit $2 billion for this campaign cycle surpassing the 2004 election by The second looks at how political ads have been going negative. Both articles should have been ... more
- English, of course. But maybe not for From a article titled " U.N. English isn't good "Divina Frau-Meigs, who teaches at the University of Paris III (Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle), called for 'setting up a culture whereby you can use your own language, and that will be considered part ... more
- My favorite section of Business , published a provocative article on October 10th. Is Your Brand Headed for Extinction? was written by the self-described girls of , a marketing and design strategy firm that specializes in marketing to girls ages 15 to In the article, the authors make a number ... more
- As a competitive cyclist for well over half my life, I constantly find myself comparing everything else in my life to specifically, I've never really considered myself to be overly competitive, but I might be kidding myself. My wife claims that I am very, very competitive (that's probably just because ... more
- Late last week, I promised I would write stories that wove marketing into my daily post-rotator-cuff-surgery physical therapy sessions. I had to wait several days, suffering through excruciating arm stretching, in order for inspiration to hit. Yesterday, I had three Number As I've encountered numerous physical therapists, I noticed that ... more
- I've talked about The Power of Persona and how using personas can foster a more tangible understanding of a target audience's needs, desires, pet peeves and behavior. Here's more detailed information on how to create personas and apply What is a persona? Personas create "real life" scenarios that support customer ... more
- Anita Campbell posted an interesting article on her blog, Small Business , two days ago entitled It Takes A Million-Dollar . Here are a few "Women own half of the businesses in the United States, yet less than have revenues greater than $1 Million," said Senator Hillary Clinton at last ... more
- I've cajoled, poked and prodded. I've shouted from the hilltops. The silence was Last year, I wrote an article for the newsletter titled Who Comes Good to Great in which I argued that too often marketing professionals are focused on "the WHAT." tradeshows should be reviewed, t types of direct ... more
- Sing it with me, to the theme from TV's Bad blog, bad blog, watcha gonna Many thanks to Ann for starting up the conversation around the blog honor I threw together last week. There's some great conversation beginning to happen about this topic (check the comments on Ann's post) from ... more
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